A meta-analysis of 241 social facilitation studies (Bond & Titus, 1983) concluded that
a. the presence of others increases the quality (not quantity) of task performance on simple tasks.
b. performance decrements on complex tasks are more pronounced that performance gains on simple tasks.
c. people perform complex tasks more rapidly when others are present.
d. social facilitation rarely occurs.
b. performance decrements on complex tasks are more pronounced that performance gains on simple tasks.
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What will be an ideal response?